The Redmi Note 5 (Whyred) was one of the best smartphones of its time. This handset is also known as Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi Note 5 AI Dual Camera. The global variant of the device received MIUI 12 update in early January 2021. However, the Chinese variant has started receiving the same update only now.

For some unknown reasons, Xiaomi has just begun to roll out MIUI 12 update for the Redmi Note 5 in China. The update arrives with build number V12.0.3.0.PEICNXM.

Despite being released in June 2021, the latest system update for the Redmi Note 5 comes with September 2020 security patches. Above all, the build is in the ‘Stabe Beta’ phase.

In other words, the MIUI 12 update for the Redmi Note 5 Chinese variant is being seeded out in batches. It is only available for a select few users. However, it should reach all the units in the coming days.

Usually, MIUI updates are first rolled out to the models sold in China. Hence, it is weird to learn that the Chinese variant of the Redmi Note 5/5 Pro is the last to get the MIUI 12 update. What’s more interesting is that the update arrives five months after it was made available for the global variant.

That said, we hope Xiaomi to start delivering updates on time without any bugs with the help of its newly established ‘MIUI Pioneer Group’.

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro in early 2018 in India with MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat). This very phone later debuted as Redmi Note 5 in China and other markets. The handset was updated to Android 8.1 (Oreo) and Android 9.0 (Pie) along with MIUI 10 and MIUI 11. Now, it has started receiving MIUI 12 update.

The Redmi Note 5/5 Pro aka ‘Whyred’ (codename) is one of the popular Redmi Note series smartphones among consumers as well as the custom ROM community. 

The device has three different MIUI builds – Global, China, and Russia. Usually, the Chinese variant gets the first dibs on a new update but MIUI 12 has been initially made available for the variant running Global build. Hence, the update with build number V12.0.2.0.PEIMIXM is live in all the regions worldwide except China and Russia.

Currently, the update is in the ‘Stable Beta’ phase, and therefore, it is only available for select users. But it should be soon available for all the users if there aren’t any major issues with the build. We also expect Xiaomi to release the update for the variant sold in both China and Russia in the coming days.

Having said that, MIUI 12 is the last major update for the Redmi Note 5/5 Pro. The smartphone is not eligible for the Android 10 update but it may receive the minor MIUI 12.5 update later this year.

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